SPARK (Summer Priority Advising & Registration Kick-off)

SPARK, which occurs in summer, is mandatory for all new first-year students. It offers students and their families the opportunity to peer into their lives at Marquette University and prepare for their upcoming transition to college. Students will also register for classes and meet with representatives from the colleges and campus community.

SPARK is designed for new students and their parents/guardians who will be helping support their student through their Marquette experience. They will have separate programming and schedules to help provide information and answer questions.

Students attending Sessions 1–5 will be assigned housing in one of our residence halls on campus. If necessary, guests will need to book their own accommodations on campus by contacting Marquette Conference Services at (414) 288-7887. Accommodations may also be made at local hotels. One campus option will be Straz Tower.

For students and families traveling long distances, we recommend flying into Milwaukee on Day 1 by 11 a.m. and flying out on Day 2 after 2 p.m.

All students must call the Office of Student Development to register for SPARK at 414-288-1412 between 9 AM-3:30 PM Monday-Friday.

Klingler College of Arts and Sciences — All Sessions

College of Business Administration — All Sessions

Diederich College of Communication — Sessions 1, 2, 3, 4 and 6

College of Education- Sessions 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6

Opus College of Engineering — All Sessions

College of Health Sciences — All Sessions

College of Nursing — Sessions 1, 2, 4, 5 and 6

* Session 6 is only for students who are coming from far distances from campus and is our smallest session, as the campus prepares for Orientation and the start of classes. Housing will not be provided to students and families attending Session 6.